CROSSWORD 1754
ACROSS
1. Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates.
4. In a brash cheeky manner.
11. Having been read.
15. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
16. Music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano).
17. A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
18. Informal terms for journalists.
20. An associate degree in nursing.
21. The territory of Athens in ancient Greece.
23. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
24. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
26. Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
27. Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
29. (Greek mythology) The rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.
31. Essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded.
34. A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples).
38. A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast.
39. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
41. 1 species.
42. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
43. A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
45. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart.
46. The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images.
47. A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
51. Of the appetites and passions of the body.
54. Appear again.
56. A wired or starched collar of intricate lace.
57. A river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea.
58. An evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia.
60. A traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel).
61. An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum.
62. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).
64. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
67. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
69. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
73. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
77. A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court.
78. Trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae.
80. (used especially of commodities) In the natural unprocessed condition.
81. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
82. A rack for temporarily holding coats and hats.
83. Bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail.
DOWN
1. An informal term for a father.
2. Report or maintain.
3. Capital of the state of New Hampshire.
4. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
5. Used of decomposing oils or fats.
6. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
7. Indicating the most important performer or role.
8. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism.
9. A unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions.
10. An affirmative.
11. A difficult entangling situation.
12. An opening that permits escape or release.
13. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
14. Dearly loved.
19. Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores.
22. Formerly included in genus Cedrela.
25. (informal) Of the highest quality.
28. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.
30. A large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.
32. A seducer who ruins a woman.
33. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
35. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
36. Expose to fresh air, as of old clothing.
37. Any member of a ship's crew.
40. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
44. A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
48. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel.
49. English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827).
50. Small free-swimming tunicates.
52. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity.
53. In the same place (used when citing a reference).
55. A chemical agent for use in chemical reactions.
59. Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.
63. A state in midwestern United States.
65. In bed.
66. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
68. (botany) Of or relating to the axil.
70. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
71. A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).
72. Cut down with an ax.
74. The last (12th) month of the year.
75. A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
76. Inquire about.
79. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.